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Hepatitis C is an unrecognized health crisis in the United States. This life-threatening infection affects an estimated 3.2 million Americans, and more than 75 percent of American adults with hepatitis C are baby boomers.

The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths.

In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own – for the first time in nearly 15 years – by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm.

Destructive enzymes (shown in green) become more active and weaken the blood-brain barrier in mice that are genetically engineered to produce only human ApoE4 (right), rather than mouse ApoE (left).

Gains in child survival, but still falling short

Around 200 people at Neta of Arman Village Development Committee in Myagdi district in western Nepal were sicken by an unidentified disease in the last four days, local media reported on Saturday.

U.S. government panel has recommended the use of a once daily pill to help prevent HIV infection. The pill has been shown to be very effective in studies. The Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, now has until June 15th to decide whether to approve the panel’s recommendation.

Aeras and the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) Wednesday entered a pact for jointly conducting development activities connected with Seattle based IDRI's novel tuberculosis vaccine candidate.

Canada's cancer death rate declined over the past 19 years thanks to healthy lifestyles, improvements in screening and early detection, statistics released by the Canadian Cancer Society showed.

During breaks in trials when the rat was awake but inactive, areas in the brain's memory hub emitted split-second bursts of ripple-like electrical activity (SWRs).